one|chapter 5:

fun facts

  1. I don't smoke.
  2. I am an identical twin.
  3. My first vote was in a Republican primary.
  4. I have never broken a bone.
  5. Reed doesn't refer to himself in the third person.
  6. My watch only has one hand.
  7. I have never been to Canada.
  8. My family all has a J or an R in their initials. My sister's initials are RJW.
  9. My name is pronounced the way it looks here.
  10. I wear contacts.
  11. I have never lived in a state.
  12. Both my elbows, three places on my back, a couple places on my chest and numerous spots on my legs have been scarred and/or damaged from injuries sustained while cycling. One scar on my leg was a direct result of attempting (for the first time) to shave my legs for a race the next day.
  13. I don't like to wear synthetics. I prefer linen over cotton.
  14. My (old) house had numerous fireplaces, none of which worked.
  15. There are two crowns on my head.
  16. I have never been south of the equator.
  17. My pinky finger is crooked, from my mother's side of the family.
  18. My personal computer is a shuttle box.
  19. I own more cds by Garbage than by any other band.
  20. I never lived in a house with a microwave until college.
  21. I have always been lucky.
  22. Before my old car died in a horrific accident during a party I was throwing, it had racked up over 238,000 miles.
  23. At my college graduation, I tricked a ten-year old boy who managed to recover the annual watch thrown from the top of a tower on campus. I told him I had to give it to the class officers, then I promptly pocketed it. I still have said watch.
  24. I am double-jointed in both hands and all my fingers.
  25. I have a mortal fear of dying.
  26. Often I exhibit traits of manic depression, except for the depression part.
  27. When I was in high school, I caught viral meningitis.
  28. My new car is cooler than your car.